Legal Opinion

Adams v. Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Co.

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided November 16, 1938PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

The judicial rulings assigned for error are (a) the denial of defendant’s motion to strike out the complaint on the ground that it does not disclose a cause of action, and (b) the striking out of defendant’s answer, on plaintiffs’ motion, and the entry of summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, severally.

The motion to strike out the answer was grounded in the claim that it was sham and frivolous. While the order is not specific in this regard, the memorandum filed in the court below indicates that the answer was deemed to be frivolous.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fire Ins. Assn., Ltd. v. WickhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. Friederichsen v. RenardSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  3. Parker v. Judges of the Circuit Court of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  4. Gano v. WhiteOhio Supreme Court · 1827
  5. Leigh v. Kewanee Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Rolfe v. SwearingenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
  2. Deerhurst Estates v. Meadow Homes, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
  3. Naranjo v. PaullNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Filmlife, Inc. v. Mal" Z" Ena, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
  5. Ray v. Beneficial Fin. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966

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